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Åfjord

Åfjord had 4,340 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 661,400 in 2024, in line with the county level. Homes sold for NOK 22,781/m² on average in 2025 (27 sales). 22% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 1.2% since 2020.

Municipality · Code 5058 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
4,340residents1 January 2026
NOK 661,400median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 22,781/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
31%green within 500 maverage
Åfjord by neighbourhood
Map of Åfjord: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0) · © Norwegian Mapping Authority, basic statistical units (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

All 28 neighbourhoods.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Arnevik8215%16%585%0
Bessaker13937%10%80%3
Blindvåg16627%12%910%5
By22818%22%824%3
Eidem6818%16%840%0
Harbak5924%17%14%1
Herfjord7229%4%664%0
Hofstad6522%25%353%3
Hofstaddalen6416%27%048%0
Kiran10337%0%61%0
Kroken6118%20%113%0
Langdal16316%13%292%0
Lauvøy3531%20%120%0
Linesøy8232%11%50%1
Moan12612%28%377%0
Monstad70321%22%19218%7
Nesvalen8122%14%69%1
Norddalen12922%13%132%0
Roan21927%16%1144%5
Rånes26117%20%2239%4
Stjern8324%27%00%0
Stokkøy23731%9%130%3
Straum7222%25%272%0
Sørdalen9312%25%151%1
Terningen-Sumstad3529%26%413%0
Tørhaug7321%14%756%0
Vik4233%21%29%0
Årnes71426%18%9835%32

Sources: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

Age on 1 January 2026, next to the figure for Trøndelag.

17%
aged under 16
9%
aged 16–24
26%
aged 25–49
25%
aged 50–66
23%
aged 67 and over
8%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20204,288
20214,271
20224,252
20234,252
20244,339
20254,342
20264,340

Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

Income in 2024, employment in late 2025 and education in 2025.

NOK 661,400
median household income after tax
70%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school26%
Upper secondary48%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short18%
University or college, long5%
Unknown or none completed0%

Income after tax is a household’s total income minus tax and negative transfers, for private households in 2024. The median is the middle value, so a few high incomes do not pull it up.

Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0)

Homes.

2,537 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner78%
Renting22%

Homes by type of building

Detached house78%
Two-dwelling house8%
Terraced and other small houses5%
Block of flats3%
Communal housing2%
Other buildings5%
NOK 19,233/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
27sales2025

The price per square metre is the average for homes sold in 2025, and depends on which homes happened to change hands.

Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday life.

8 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 31% green space within 500 metres.

6schoolsOpenStreetMap
7kindergartensOpenStreetMap
3residents per km² of land1,251.0 km²

Services and green space are measured from each area’s service centre: the point inside it with the most shops and services within 500 metres. District, municipal and county figures are averages weighted by population.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Around here.

Photographs taken near Åfjord, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Aafjorden i Fosen
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Aafjorden i Fosen
Photo: BjørnN · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Aa i Aafjord 2006-06
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Aa i Aafjord 2006-06
Photo: BjørnN · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Åfjord panorama
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Åfjord panorama
Photo: Are Tysland · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Other municipalities in Trøndelag.